Indiana State men’s basketball head coach Matthew Graves will be taking a leave of absence, effective immediately, due to a medical procedure ahead of the start of the 2025-26 season. Associate Head Coach Mark Slessinger will serve as the Sycamores’ acting head coach in Graves’ absence. Graves recently visited Union Hospital for an evaluation after experiencing tightness in his chest. Following
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Flynn promoted to Associate Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Crowley’s Ridge College
Story Courtesy: Wil Teague, CRC Sports Information Director, Crowley’s Ridge College’s head men’s basketball coach, Chris Perkins, has announced the promotion of Brady Flynn from assistant coach to associate head coach for the Pioneers men’s basketball program. “Coach Flynn has raised the bar of Pioneer basketball here at Crowley’s Ridge College,” Perkins said. “With his
Szorc, Smith promoted to Associate Head Basketball Coaches at Appalachian State
App State Men’s Basketball head coach Dustin Kerns announced Friday the promotion of both Bob Szorc and Tanner Smith to Associate Head Coach ahead of the 2025-26 season. “Bob Szorc and Tanner Smith are future Division I head coaches,” Kerns said. “I am excited for them as they have had a major impact on our program and have earned this recognition in taking the next
OFFICIAL: Bors named Head Basketball Coach at Stevenson
Following-up on something that I first reported back on 10/12 (D3 DIRT). Stevenson has made the hiring of Jack Bors official – here’s the press release from the school: Stevenson University Director of Athletics, Jordan Hoover, announced the hiring of Jack Bors as the next Head Men’s Basketball Coach for the Mustangs. Bors joins Stevenson following three
Mitchell named Interim Head Basketball Coach at NAIA Voorhees University
Voorhees University has announced the appointment of Derrick Mitchell as Interim Men’s Head Basketball Coach. Mitchell, who previously led the Tigers from 2014 to 2020, returns to Denmark after a successful stint at Wiley University. “We are thrilled to welcome Coach Mitchell back to the Voorhees family,” said Charlene Johnson, Vice President of Intercollegiate Athletics.
Nate James Returns to Sidelines, Joins Howard Basketball Staff
Former Austin Peay head coach and longtime Duke assistant Nate James has joined the Howard University men’s basketball staff as the associate head coach. James spent 14 seasons on Mike Krzyzewski’s staff at Duke, where he was part of two national championship teams (he also won one as a player for the Blue Devils), and
REPORT: Penny Hardaway to add NBA vet Roy Rogers to Memphis Basketball Staff
According to a report from the Commercial Appeal, Memphis head basketball coach Penny Hardaway will add NBA veteran Roy Rogers to his staff. Rogers, who played collegiately at Alabama, was a first round pick by the Vancouver Grizzlies in the 1996 NBA draft. He played in the league from 1996-2000 with stops in Vancouver, Boston,
Case promoted to Associate Head Basketball Coach at Kansas
Jeremy Case has been promoted to associate head coach for Kansas men’s basketball, KU head coach Bill Self announced today. A former guard for the Jayhawks, Case joined the staff in August 2016 and was promoted to a full-time assistant coach in April 2021. With Case on staff, which includes 2009 when he was a graduate student, Kansas
Ongley departs Howard Basketball Staff; Named Assistant Coach for G League’s Wisconsin Herd
Howard’s Steve Ongley has accepted a role as an assistant coach with the Wisconsin Herd, the G League affiliate of the Milwaukee Bucks. Ongley had been on the Howard staff as an assistant since 2021. He also held assistant roles at Dartmouth, Columbia, Colby College and worked as the video coordinator at Boston University. No
Nowicki named Head Basketball Coach at D3 Manchester University
Manchester University Athletics is pleased to announce the hiring of Ryan Nowicki as the next head coach of the Manchester Men’s Basketball Program. Nowicki takes the reins at Manchester after 10 seasons as an assistant coach with the Hanover Men’s Basketball Team. During his time with the Panthers, Nowicki saw great success as Hanover achieved an
McGoff joins Gettysburg Basketball Staff
Ryan McGoff has joined the Gettysburg men’s basketball staff as a full-time assistant coach for the 2025-26 season. McGoff joins the Bullets staff after spending the last two seasons as the lead assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at Mount Saint Mary College. While on Ryan Kadlubowski’s staff, McGoff assisted with all aspects of the program,
D3 DIRT: Stevenson to hire current D3 assistant as new Head Basketball Coach
I can confirm through multiple sources that Stevenson University will hire Catholic University associate head coach Jack Bors as its next head men’s basketball coach, pending completion of the university HR process. He will replace Gary Stewart, who departed in late September to take over at D2 UC Merced. Bors joined the Catholic staff in